Nancy Gray, or, Baldwin's balloon : the popular song of the day

by: Burton, George, composer. cmp; Ling, Oswald. lyr; Lowe & Brydone. ltg; Bella C. Landauer Collection of Aeronautical Sheet Music (Smithsonian Institution. Libraries) DSI

Publication date: 1895

Topics: Associated objects, Songs with piano, Popular music, Ballooning, Women, Zulu, Love songs, Baldwin, Evelyn Briggs, 1862-1933, Balloons (Aircraft), Balloonists, sheet music

Publisher: Sheffield (20 Blake Street) : Universal Music Pub. Co.

Collection: smithsonian

Digitizing sponsor: Smithsonian Libraries

Contributor: Smithsonian Libraries

Language: English

For voice and piano

Words printed separately on p. [7]

"This song may be sung in public without any fee or license."

"Lowe & Brydone Lith London."

Illustrated t.p. depicts "The Nancy Gray" balloon in flight over a cityscape, jettisoning ballast, with another balloon in the distance and a third still tethered. Signed "Geo. Burton Registered."

Publisher's advertisement on verso of p. [7] lists "Latest Successful Publications": The queen of song : vocal waltz / dedicated ... to ... Madame Adelina Patti ; composed by George Burton. Nancy Gray, or, Baldwin's balloon ; The recording angel knows : semi-sacred song / written by Oswald Ling ; composed by George Burton. A farewell, or, Thy vassal / written by A.E. Bernay ; composed by Para Felix

NASMRB copy mq1688487 has writing on t.p.: "For intro: in pants[?]: write publisher's [illegible]."